Daily Language Challenge
Frequently Asked German Questions
'Haben' or 'Sein' with the Verb 'Essen' in German Past Tense?
For example, the sentence "Was ist Ihr Lieblingsrestaurant, in dem Sie gegessen haben?"
For the verb 'essen' (to eat), 'haben' is the correct auxiliary verb in the past tense. So the appropriate sentence is 'Was ist Ihr Lieblingsrestaurant, in dem Sie gegessen haben?', which means 'What is your favorite restaurant in which you have eaten?'. In this case, 'essen' refers to an action involving a personal experience, thus 'haben' is used. This distinction is essential for conveying the intended action and for achieving fluency in German.
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